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A TIME CHECK REGISTER. I No. 313,934. Patented Mar. 17, 1885` Yuukw wavy.

UNITEDA STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK W. GRISWOLD, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

TIME-CHECK REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,934, dated March 17, 1885.

Application filed October 10, 1884.

(No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK W. GRrswoLD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Time-Check Registers; and I do hereby declare the i'ollowing to -be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part oi' this specification.

My present invention relates to time-check registers; and it consists, first, of a doubletube conductor suitably mounted and adapted to receive rotary motion, the head or receiving end thereof having a central opening, around which is formed a spiraling V-shaped depression, its lowest portion ending -in an opening eccentric to the center, each of said openings terminating in a tubular connection, which is fixed at a suitable angle to the axis of rotation, whereby time checks deposited within the receiver at any time are conducted to their respective tubes and thence to a receptacle beneath.

The invention consists, secondly, of two non-interchangeable circular checks, one of which is provided with a central conical projection, the other having acentral convex projection, the latter being of less height but of greater diameter than the former projection.

The invention consists, thirdly, of a station composed of two cylinders or chambers, each having a mouth-piece detachably secured thereto, provided with an aperture or slit, which is cut away centrally and transversely to allow its respective check to pass within the station. By means of the removable and interchangeable mouth-piece the stations are readily adapted to be made right and left at will.

The object of this invention is to enable a workman to deposit his in or out check at any time within the station, from whence it is conveyed to the conductor, the latter being actuated by a 'suitable clock-train or other mechanism, which insures the delivery of the checks within the proper compartment of the stationary drawer beneath, the invention being an improvement upon the time-check register patented in the United States by Phillips and Griswold, August 22, 1882, numbered 262,979.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, Figure l represents a general view of a system embodying my invention, the case, duc., of the register being shown in section. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional elevation of the revolving conductor as in use. Fig. 3 is a top View of the same. Fig. L tis a partial sectional View as cut through w x of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a front view oi' the double station showing the check-receiving apertures of the removable mouth-pieces, each being provided with acentral enlargement corresponding in shape to the projection formed on the check adapted to be placed therein, and also showing a swinging gate adapted to cover the apertures. Fig. 6 is a top view of the saine. Fig. 7 is a vertical central sectional view through o o of Fig. 5. Fig. 8 represents enlarged views of the checks, corresponding to the respective slits or apertures of the station; and Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view (enlarged) of the bridge or tie connecting adjacent openings of the stationary plate or partition, the upper surface being rounded to facilitate the entrance of the checks, the view being taken on line w w of Fig. 2. l

rI he following is a description of the invention and the manner of its operation;

A is the head or receiving end of the conductor, which approximates an inverted cone in forni. Extending -downwardly-` therefrom is a spindle,c, suitably mounted, upon which is secured a driving gear-wheel, g, which imparts rotary motion to the conductor. The top central portion of the head consists of the circular opening a, surrounded by the annular partition c. Said opening extends downwardly,and diverging from the axial line terminates in the tube a, as fully shown in Figs. l and 2. Between the partition a and the exterior of the head is formed an annular space, A, which is nearly V-shaped in its cross-section. The lower surface, a5, thereof extends nearly around the interior oi' the head in the form of a quick-receding volute or spiral and terminates in the opening and tube b, parallel with the tube c, before described. A wedgeshaped tie, a, formed within the space A',

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serves to deflect the checks direetly into the ceiver, thence down the conductor tube b opening` b, or else to cause them to roll along the inclined surface @which in turn leads to the tube b.

H designates the holder or box within which the said conductor and its operating mechanism is suitably arranged and mounted. K is a removable drawer provided with a series of check-boxes, K. A stationary plate or partition, u, located directly over said box, is provided with a corresponding series of openings, e, each connected by a tie, a', which is well rounded upon its upper edge. (See Fig. 9.) The lower end of the conductortnbcs a Z) are connected by plates z z, which extend beu youd the end of the tubes, as fully shown in Fig. 2. With this system of time-keeping two time-checks are requisite, the same to be dropped respectively into the tubes a and b, the former tube representing the time when the work man ceases labor and leaves the room and the latter representing the time when he arrives to resume his labors. These checks are termed out and in,7 and are used accordingly.

lt is obvious, in order to avoid mistakes,that the checks be made non-interchangeable. l therefore provide the out check D, Fig. 8, with a central raised portion, d, having a con- Vex form, and the in check E is provided with centrally-raised projection, c, the latter being conical in shape and of less diameter than the projection d, but being of greater height. These cheeks are made from sheet metal, the centers d e thereofI being struck or swaged,as common. The station consists ofthe chambers O and l. provided with the detachable mouth-pieces 0 l, respectively, each having a slit or aperture adapted to receive its correspending cheek, the center of the slit d being cutaway at d2, both top and bottom,to conform to the projection dofthe check D, (see Fig. 5,) the center of the slit c in the mouthpiece l having a V-shaped notch, et, therein, also top and bottom, which in turn conforms to the cone e ofthe check E. By means ofsaid double notches the respective checks are adapted to be placed within the mouth-piece either side up.

ln Fig. l the System is shown complete, the double station being placed at a convenient height above the iioorf, and connected, by means of tubes a b', to the cover B of the holder. This cover is provided with a central opening, a, its lower edge projecting into the space c of the conductor A. A similar and parallel projection, b', extends into the space A, all as clearly represented in Fig. 2.

Assuming now the system shown in Fig. l to be employed, which embodies the present invention, the operation would be as follows: An operative being first supplied with the time-checks, upon his arrival deposits a check, E, within the mouth piece l/ of the station, from whence it falls into the tube b', and into the head A of the revolving re- 7 through an opening, o, of the partition u, the check finally resting within a compartment, K. At the close of work the operative deposits a check, D, within' the mouth-piece o', from whence in turn it falls down the tube a into the center'opening of the receiver, and into the conductontube a, which guides the check into the compartment corresponding to the position ofthe said tube a at the time.

Itis obvious that checks dropped within the stationary tubes a b at any time will be certain to pass into the head or receiver ofthe revolving conductor, from whence they readily roll into the respective tubes a b, and into the stationary receptacle beneath.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In `a timecheck `egister, the double ehecleconductor herein described, the head thereof having a central opening, n, around which is formed an annular space. its bottom surface having the form of a quick-receding volute or spiral and terminating in the eccentric or side opening, b, both of said openings ab, extended downwardly, forn'iing the condnctortubes, the head being further provided with a center spindle or arbor, thereby adapting the conductor to be mounted and rotated within a register, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

2. rlhe combination, in a time check register provided with the rotating double con ductor herein described, of the double station O l, each chamber thereof provided with a removable and interchangeable mouthpiece having an opening or slit adapted to receive time-checks. with stationary tubes connecting the station and register, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

3. ln a time-check register, the double station herein described, having interchangeable and apertured moutli-pieces, in combination with the non-interchangeable metallic checks E D, each having a central projection. the center c ot' the former cheek being conical, and that ofthe latter being convex, said proljections being so proportioned as to render the checks noninterchangeable when used in a double station having correspondingly shaped apertures, substantially as shown and set forth.

4L. In a revolving double conductor having tubes ab, provided at their lower end with the projecting plates z z, the combination therewith of a stationary partition having a series of openings, n, therein, each separated by the tie a, its upper surface being rounded orbeveled, substantially as shown and set forth.

In testimony whereof l have affixed my signature in presence of two \\f'itncsses.

FRANK YV. GRISWOLD.

Vitnesses:

Geo. H. REMINGTON, OnaRLEs Haumann..

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